Cheese agitator



Sept. 17, 1929. G. STOELTING CHEESE AGITATOR Filed March 22, 1928 Patented Sept. 17, 19Z9 UNITED STATES] OFFICE GUSTAV S'JIOELTING, or KIEL, WISCONSIN, AssIeivon To sronn'riive wom n's 00.,

F KIEnflwIsconsIN CHEESE Aerrii'ron Application filed March 22, 1928. Serial No. 2635647.

The invention relates to cheese agitators." will'always present 'thescraping or curved Objects of this invention are to provide a face towards the mass of curds when the novel form of cheese agitator which is ag tator main frame is rotated in the ,proper adapted'to operate upon the curd during the direction. a

process of cooking, and to keep it thoroughly Between the scrapers or scoops 7 and the agitated and scraped clear of the bottom of upper bar of each of the auxiliary frames the vessel andthoroughly broken up into a plurality of tines or relatively small small particles. 'In this .way an homogenbars 8 are secured; The purpose of these eous mass is provided and one'in which every bars or tines is to break up the chunks of 10 portion is completely and thoroughly Curd which are scraped up by theiscoops tr t d, {land which are'encountered by the aux Further objects are to provide a novel iY frames 0f the agiteteri form of agitator which is of very simple 71th it device f this type, it is a very and reliable construction, which is easy to e y matter t0 p the a of Q 15 produce, and which is easy to keep clean. g ly ilg flted and broken up during the An embodiment oftheinvention is shown llg; PI CGSs If des red, the main in the accompanying drawings i hich; frame may be provided with an apertured Figure 1 is a fragmentary view partly in pp r @1161 held in place by means of a section showing the agitator in place in the thumb I111t a a I 2o Vat; Further, it is to be noted that the devices Figure 2 is an end view of the agitator 15 y slmple to Construct nd i asy to with a part of its upper end broken away. p idea/IL Referring to the drawings, it will be seen Althollgh the lnvehtlell has been described that the agitator is adapted to operate'with- P censldemhle e h Such deserlpfien is 5 in a Vat h it is formed f a, intended as illustrative rather than'limiting 7 main frame having side bars 2 which cone lhventlehvmay be variously embodied verge to the upper end and are secured to and es the scope of Such lnvention is to be a driving shaft 3 operated in any suitable determlned as elelmedmanner as for example, by means of gear- I 015111111 so ing from the line shaft 4. The agitator is A cheese agltatel p lsmg a ma n provided-with two small or auxiliary frames frame he p P r e arms, 2% p 1 5 which have relatively heavy marginal porof auxlhary frames e f y the p e tions, and which are provided with platearms, each f l auxlllary frames havmg like scoops or scrapers 6 at their lower ends. a Scraper at lbs lower en adapted le These scoops are turned in opposite direcup the curd, d h g means a ve Sald 85 tions as is evident from a comparison of Scraper for ki curd small Figures 1 and 2. The main frame arms 2 Partlclesp a are positioned rearwardly of each of the A Cheese egltater m rs a drlvlns auxiliary frames. It is preferable to join shaft: 3 m frame e a Wlth the h o the frame arms 2 of the main frame by d lncludmg Parallel e hers; euxlhffry means of a transverse spacing bar 7 which frames attached t0 the Qie bars at one side is preferably formed integral with the thereof, each of said auxlliary frames havarms 2. mg a heavy marglnal portion, oppositely or It i t b d t d th t one l f disposed curved scraper blades atthe lower 45 the agitators has been shown. Other agis o Said auxiliary frames and tiv y I tators identically like the one illustrated S l r eX Ilding etween the scraper are employed, and the number employed, of b d n On end of the aux liary frames. course, depends upon the length of the vat. 3. A cheese agitator comprislng a driving The scrapers 6 are oppositely curvedat shaft, a main frame removably suspended their lower ends, as shown, so that they from said driving shaftand having parallel 1 side bars, a pair of auxiliary frames carried 7 by said side bars, said auxiliary frames having a heavy marginal portion and having oppositely curved scrapers at their lower ends, and a plurality of vertical bars extending from the scraper vof each auxiliary frame to the upper portion thereof.

4. A cheese agitator comprising a driving shaft; a. main frame removahly suspended from the driving shaft and including par-- allel side bars, a transverse spacing bar connecting the outer ends of said side ha rs, auxiliary frames carried by the side bars each having a heavy marginal portion, op-

,positely curved scraper blades at the lower ends of said auxiliary frames and disposed LlPOIl'OPPOSHX-Z sides of the transverse spac- 111g bar, and a plurahty of tinesextending between the lnner edge of the scraper blades andthe upper end of the auxiliary frames. Intestimonythat I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Kiel, in the 1 county of Manitowoc and State of Nisconsin.

GUSTAV sronr'rme. 

